Floyd Medical Center recently honored employees for their contributions to the medical center at their “Celebration of Service” held last week.

Barbara Ortiz, a surgical services nurse who joined Floyd in 1959 was recognized for her 55 years of dedicated patient care at Floyd`s Celebration of Service January 29.

In addition to honoring employees celebrating milestone anniversaries, the annual event also recognizes teams and departments that achieved outstanding results in the previous year.

The Physician Practice of the Year, which honors the Floyd physician practice that achieves success by exhibiting outstanding performance in four areas: quality measures, patient satisfaction, financial measures and organizational support, was presented to the Floyd Urgent Care in Summerville.